Geography
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Thesis graduate programs
We offer students the opportunity to undertake thesis-based graduate studies leading to MA, MSc and PhD degrees. We also offer international students the opportunity to come to our department as Visiting Students.
MGIS Program
The Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) is an advanced course-based program with an independent research component renowned for its successful development of GIS professionals and academics.
Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology
Get a career edge – learn how to integrate geospatial technologies in your work and your future career.
News and Announcements
2025 Faculty of Arts Awards
Honouring outstanding members of the UCalgary Arts community
Taking your classroom global
UCalgary’s Group Study Program offers international teaching opportunities
2024 Faculty of Arts holiday card unveiled
Kristina Penn's striking photograph of frazil ice in Tasààn Zhat Chù’ (Copper Joe Creek) selected as this year’s design
Six UCalgary researchers receive renewals of Canada Research Chairs
Combined with eight new CRC appointments, UCalgary receives more than $10 million in funding
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Dr. Shelley Alexander of the Department of Geography joins an esteemed group of distinguished Canadians
UCalgary entrepreneurs help push boundaries of remote sensing
Master's student flies drone beyond visual line-of-sight to map hundreds of kilometres of seismic lines
In the Media
In the News Tricia Stadnyk, Geography, in Weather Network
Water experts on edge as another dry summer heats up in southern Alberta
In the News Shelley Alexander, Geography, in Calgary Herald
What to do to prevent a coyote attack against you or your pet
In the News Eliot Tretter, Geography, in Pittsburgh City Paper
YIMBYs want more housing, but their methods have divided Pittsburgh leaders
In the News Tricia Stadnyk, Geography, in Independent
For decades the Columbia River has benefited both the U.S. and Canada with little worry. Then Trump took office
In the News Brent Else, Geography, in CTV News
Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica
In the News Brent Else, Geography, in News Minimalist
Canadian scientists studying climate change impacts in Antarctica
The Myth of Jewish Humour
Join Dr. Roni Cohen, PhD (Goethe University), for a look at European Jewish popular culture and medieval Purim parodies in this exciting launch of the Jewish Culture Forum.
May 27, 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom
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